DADANT 2012 BEEKEEPING SUPPLY CATALOG Beekeepers Equipment, Dadant & Sons Hamilton IL. 62341 Beekeeping Honey Bee Hive Supplies

DADANT 2012 BEEKEEPING SUPPLY CATALOG Beekeepers Equipment, 

Dadant & Sons Hamilton IL. 62341 Beekeeping Honey Bee Hive Supplies

DADANT 2012 BEEKEEPING SUPPLY CATALOG

Dadant & Sons Inc.

51 South Second St.

Hamilton, IL. 62341

Dadant Hamilton Office Phone Number

1-888-922-1293

DADANT 2012 BEEKEEPING SUPPLY BRANCH LOCATIONS Phone Numbers 

Beekeepers Equipment, Dadant & Sons Hamilton IL. 62341 

Beekeeping Honey Bee Hive Supplies

SCREENED BOTTOM BOARDS, Beehive ventilation and Natural Varroa Mite control, Georgia Beekeeper John Pluta thoughts Pro & Con

 SCREENED BOTTOM BOARDS, Beehive ventilation and Natural Varroa Mite control

DADANT PINE on left                                 ROSSMAN CYPRESS on right above

Totally OPEN Good                                                      Side Runners problem

Pine rot problem / Stapled                                                  Better wood good / Screwed

Screen edge enclosed Smooth                                          Rough cut screen edge exposed

COST ABOUT SAME / Verdict = Toss Up Your Choice

Freight Costs could determine, Dadant more branches closer

I AM JUMPING OFF THE FENCE TO THE YES SIDE after 5 years

 I've been in the middle on screens,using what I had but not adding any

5-6 years ago when they got popular I thought great for Varroa Mites and Ventilation.

The following year Small Hive Beetles showed up and put BIG brakes on the idea.

Have been watching and studying since then.

Got real serious this Spring,added a few new screens and saw these hives BOOM

Cleaner Hives Happy Bees  And less Beetles in these hives

HERE ARE A FEW REASONS I THINK HELP

Varroa Mites, defiantly a non chemical help

Dryer less humid because of ventilation

More light, not sure about

Cleaner, less junk to hide in

Access, another beetle entrance but no where to hide on

And Number 1 is it gets new young larva OUT quicker before they have a chance to eat & grow

Legal, certain treatments under the screen are NOT in the hive, Government Fight coming

A Few Problems still are:

COST, at $12-$14 much higher than my pressure treated plywood bottoms

Preservation,Dadant Pine or Rossman Cypress still need treatment,painting

FRAGILE, still need extra care not to crush or break

I am adding about 10 a week and using the bottoms as tops,but still a 5 year plan

You might consider trying a few if not using now

NOT a cure but a definite Help

JP

WHAT TO DO WITH THE SOLID BOTTOMS??

 IF STILL IN USABLE CONDITION USE TO REPLACE OLD BAD TOPS

Reversible top,bottom board for beehives. Treated Wood combo beekeeping equipment.

HONEYBEE BREED Traits, Honey bees advantages for BEEKEEPING

The ITALIAN bee
Italian honey bees, of the subspecies Apis mellifera ligustica, were brought to the U.S. in 1859. They quickly became the favored bee stock in this country and remain so to this day. Known for their extended periods of brood rearing, Italian bees can build colony populations in the spring and maintain them for the entire summer. They are less defensive and less prone to disease than their German counterparts,
and they are excellent honey producers. They also are very lightly colored, ranging from a light leather hue to an almost lemon yellow, a trait that is highly coveted by many beekeepers
for its aesthetic appeal.
Despite their popularity, Italian bees have some drawbacks. First, because of their prolonged brood rearing,
they may consume surplus honey in the hive if supers (removable upper sections where honey is stored) are not removed immediately after the honey flow stops. Second, they are notorious kleptoparasites and frequently rob the honey stores of weaker or dead neighboring
colonies. This behavior may pose problems for Italian beekeepers who work their colonies during times of nectar dearth, and it may cause the rapid spread of transmittable diseases among hives.

 The CARNIOLAN bee Carnica Queen Bee

The subspecies A. m. carnica, from middle Europe, also has been a favored
bee stock in the U.S. for several reasons. First, their explosive spring buildup enables this race to grow rapidly
in population and take advantage of blooms that occur much earlier in the spring, compared to other stocks. Second, they are extremely docile and can be worked with little smoke and protective clothing. Third, they are much less prone to robbing other colonies of honey, lowering disease transmission among colonies. Finally, they are very good builders of wax combs, which can be used for products
ranging from candles, to soaps, to cosmetics.
Because of their rapid buildup, however, carniolan bees tend to have a high propensity to swarm (their effort to relieve overcrowding) and, therefore,
may leave the beekeeper with a very poor honey crop. This stock requires continued vigilance to prevent the loss of swarms.

                                                                       The RUSSIAN bee
One of the newer bee stocks in the U.S. was imported from far-eastern Russia by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Laboratory
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The researchers’ logic was that these bees from the Primorski region on the Sea of Japan, have coexisted for the last 150 years with the devastating ectoparasite
Varroa destructor, a mite that is responsible for severe colony losses around the globe, and they might thrive in the U.S. The USDA tested whether this stock had evolved resistance
to varroa and found that it had. Numerous studies have shown that bees of this strain have fewer than half the number of mites that are found in standard commercial stocks. The quarantine
phase of this project has been complete since 2000, and bees of this strain are available commercially.
Russian bees tend to rear brood only during times of nectar and pollen flows, so brood rearing and colony populations tend to fluctuate with the environment. They also exhibit good housecleaning behavior, resulting in resistance not only to varroa but also to the tracheal mite.
Bees of this stock exhibit some unusual behaviors compared to other strains. For example, they tend to have queen cells present in their colonies almost all the time, whereas most other stocks rear queens only during times of swarming or queen replacement.
Russian bees also perform better when not in the presence of other bee strains; research has shown that cross-contamination from susceptible stocks can lessen the varroa resistance of these bees.

IGA CLOVER HONEY BEAR Plastic Jar, IGA Inc. Independent Grocers Assoc. Chicago Illinois Pure Clover Honey Bear Bottle IGA Grocery Store Food Supermarkets

IGA CLOVER HONEY BEAR Plastic Jar,

 IGA Inc. Independent Grocers Assoc. Chicago Illinois 

Pure Clover Honey Bear Bottle 

IGA Grocery Store Food Supermarkets

IGA CLOVER HONEY BEAR 1 lb. Plastic Jar, 

IGA Inc. Independent Grocers Assoc. Chicago Illinois 

Pure Clover Honey Bottle IGA Grocery Store Food Supermarkets

SUE BEE HONEY Sioux Honey Association Sioux City, Iowa 51101 Sue Bee Clover and Aunt Sue's Raw Wild Natural Honey, Sioux Honey Association, Sioux City Iowa

SUE BEE CLOVER HONEY BEAR 

Packed By SIOUX HONEY ASSOCIATION Sioux City Iowa 51101, 

Sue Bee 24 Ounce Honey Bear Plastic Pint Jar

SUE BEE HONEY

Sioux Honey Association 

Sioux City, Iowa 51101

 

Sue Bee Clover and Aunt Sue's Raw Wild Natural Honey,

Sioux Honey Association, Sioux City Iowa

DUTCH GOLD HONEY PACKER LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA, Dutch Gold Tupelo Honey 1 lb. Ja, Lancaster PA.

DUTCH GOLD HONEY PACKER LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA, 

Dutch Gold Tupelo Honey 1 lb. Ja, Lancaster PA.

DUTCH GOLD HONEY COMPANY Lancaster Pennsylvania

2220 Dutch Gold Drive

Lancaster, PA 17601

Dutch Gold Honey Co. Phone Numbers

(717) 393-1716

(717) 393-8687 fax

www.dutchgoldhoney.com

Located in Lancaster, PA, the "Heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country",

 Dutch Gold Honey was named for the early settlers in the region, who were "Deutch" (German)

and the beautiful golden color of the honey.

Founded By Ralph Gamber in 1946

DUTCH GOLD HONEY CO. LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA 
Grocery Store Supermarket Shelf Display, 
Alfalfa Clover Wildflower Orange Blossom Honey Jars

DUTCH GOLD HONEY CO. LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA 
Honey Bears Grocery Store Supermarket Shelf Display, 
Clover Honey Bear Jars

BILLYBEE HONEY TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA, billybee Canadian Clover Honey. Canada Spreadable Honey

BILLYBEE HONEY TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA, 

billybee Canadian Clover Honey. Canada Spreadable Honey

BILLYBEE HONEY Toronto Ontario Canada

68 Tycos Dr,

Toronto ON,

M6B 1V9

BillyBee Honey Packers Phone Numbers

416-789-4391

Fax:

416-789-9112

Feb. 2009

Billy Bee Honey Products, maker of Canada's leading brand of honey, has been bought by McCormick & Co., a Maryland-based spice and seasonings giant, for $75 million US.

The private Toronto company, in business since 1958, was owned by the family of its 91-year-old founder, Jack Grossman.

BILLYBEE ONTARIO CANADA  

Canadian Clover Honey Bears 

Grocery Store Supermarket Shelf Display, 

Clover Honey Bear Jars

BURLESON'S HONEY JARS Ingle's Grocery Store Shelf Georgia, T.W Burleson & Son Inc. Waxahachie Texas Honey Packer

BURLESON'S HONEY JARS Ingle's Grocery Store Shelf Gray Georgia,

T.W Burleson & Son Inc. Waxahachie Texas Honey Packer

BURLESON'S HONEY Waxahachie Texas

 Burleson's Honey, Inc.
PO Box 578
Waxahachie, Texas  75168

Burleson's Honey Co. Phone Number
(972) 937-4810
(972) 937-8711 Fax

 

DON AMUSAN Brand Mexican Style Honey Miel

 

In the fall of 2003, Burleson’s Honey introduced a unique formulation of honey to Hispanic consumers. 

After extensive research, Burleson’s determined that the Hispanic consumer was looking for a more robust, full-bodied honey flavor rather than the traditional clover taste profile found in most U.S. blends. 

To this end, Burleson’s introduced Don Amusan. 

A blend of Mexico’s finest Yucatan honeys along with honey found in the United States that is slightly darker with more full-bodied flavor than U.S. clover.

Don Amusan honey is available in 12 oz. and 24 oz. product. The bi-lingual label was especially developed for easy use by the Hispanic community.